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SCA combat deals a lot more with concussive force then cutting.. so chainmail usualy helps a lot more with avaintails or Skirts then next to the skin as the fluid propertys of Chainmail usualy don't disperse the force much.
Without a good arming coat it can leave intresting waffle bruises.

As a decorative element it holds up quite well depending on the ring size.
I would go with 16 guage 5/16" on a small test piece such as voiders to see how you like the look.
a lot of people chose to go with welded or riveted it looks better and you can use much lighter materials while still holding up to the rigors of combat.

If I'd be asked to guess, I would trust ARs of slightly above 5, maybe up to 6, given spring temper is used, while I'd stay below 5 if only half-hard to hard were used, in case of medium I'd propose staying below an AR of 4.5 - In case of welded, punched or riveted there is no problem if even ARs in the 8-ish region are used; but here the maximum hole size rule (pencil test) should be observed.

Human societies are like chain mail.
A single link will be worth nothing.
A chain is of use, but will break at the weakest link.
A weak weave will have the need to replace weak links.
A strong weave will survive even with weak links included.
-'me

Oh, 1614 spring has more than sufficient strength, be assured. And be prepared to shave your calluses more often than your beard.
Use padded long-handled and/or short-jawed pliers for working with that stuff, if you want to avoid continuous blistering of your hands. What works for me can be seen in my article Tweezers and Tools - The Next Iteration (that I should maybe update somewhen to include the jaw face grooving I added in the meanwhile).

Human societies are like chain mail.
A single link will be worth nothing.
A chain is of use, but will break at the weakest link.
A weak weave will have the need to replace weak links.
A strong weave will survive even with weak links included.
-'me

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